The Authoritarian Resurgence: China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela
About the Event Russia, Venezuela, China, and Saudi Arabia are among the most influential authoritarian states that are seeking to reshape the international order. These regimes may disagree on many things, but they share the objective of obstructing...
Testing the Limits: China and Russia’s Authoritarian Influence at Scale in a New Period of Impunity
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Congressional Testimony: Amb. Sam Brownback on Defending Religious Freedom
On February 4, 2026, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom and
Data-Centric Authoritarianism: How China’s Development of Frontier Technologies Could Globalize Repression
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Big Question: How Are Cybercrime Laws Weaponized to Legalize Repression?
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Defending Democratic Norms in Global Tech Governance
In the UN system and beyond, authoritarian maneuvers and democratic disillusionment...
Leyth Swidan
Leyth Swidan is a Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State where he serves as a Saudi Arabia Desk Officer. He most recently served as a Staff Assistant in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. In this role, he supported the Assistant Secretary...
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